"Please just come." Winter cried, and the line went dead.Cursing himself for having forgotten about Winter in the last two days, Gerald immediately sprinted outside, calling Jose, his driver, as he went. When he got to the hospital and hurried to Winter's room, she was on the bed crying and whimper
"Guess who's back in town, fellas?" a jovial man said as he approached Gerald and Rafael.His name was Damian, the last best friend who completed their tight circle of three friends. He was tall, dark-complexioned, and good-looking in every sense of the word."How much have you guys missed me?" Dami
"Fuck!" Damian cursed. This was not the welcome back he'd expected. "You look like shit."Gerald tried to shrug him off. "I can walk on my own. I'm not drunk.""Yeah, sure. Say that to the floor when you hit your head on it," Damian said sarcastically and turned to Rafael. "Help me take him down."A
Gerald's heart raced in his chest. Why the heck was a man picking up Desiree's call? And it sounded nothing like her father's voice. Pulling the phone away from his ear, he looked at the screen to verify whether he'd mistakenly dialed another number. No, it was Desiree's number without a doubt.As
༺❀༻༺❀༻༺❀༻Twenty minutes later, after calling Damian's hacker friend who managed to trace Desiree's phone in a matter of seconds, they arrived at the address. It was in a location that was unremarkable, not somewhere Desiree would usually go to.Gerald didn't waste any time in getting out of his car
“Sasha, is Desiree with you? ” Gerald asked.“No she isn't. And what is it to you whether she's with me or not? The two of you are divorced, so she's no longer your concern.” Sasha said, her voice turning colder.Gerald frowned at the way she was speaking to him. “Since she's not with you, is she at
Gerald stumbled into his house, sighing from the exhaustion of the day.“Oh Gerald, you're finally here. I waited for you to pick me up at the hospital." Winter's whimpering voice met him almost immediately.Gerald's brows pulled together. “I sent Thomas to pick you up.”Her face sunk as she stepped
"Are you calling us bad parents?" His mother asked for the first time.Gerald looked at her. "What, mum?" He scoffed. "Don't tell me you're offended.""Of course we are offended!" His father interjected. "How can you call us bad parents? After all the love and care we've shown you!""Oh, please, Dad
What a journey this has been, no? Looking back from the time this book started to now, I'm like “Wow, these readers have a lot of patience.”I know it mustn't have been easy sticking with this book, especially with my inconsistent update schedule, and so I want to say a very big thank you to you tha
SIX YEARS LATER:“You should come one day, darling. The people here are so wonderful! Everyone is so kind. And they have such genuine gratitude for whoever helps them in any way.”Hearing the excitement in her mother's voice as they spoke over a video call, Desiree chuckled warmly. It truly amazed h
Four Months Later:“You may now kiss the bride,” the officiant announced.The guests rose to their feet, the whole chapel erupting into applause as Damian cupped his wife's face and delivered a passionate kiss. Afterwards, with beaming smiles on their faces, he went down on his knees and kissed his
“Gerald Butler, how many times must I tell you that it would be rude to just leave our own reception before it's over?”*“Ugh, but I'm dying to make love to you,”* Gerald groaned again. “I can't wait for our wedding night. The things I plan to do to you.”His eyes brightened with lust. “Do you want
A Month Later"The bride has arrived!" a female guest shouted.Immediately, all the guests who had been outside and not seated rushed into the chapel. The reporters, despite clear warnings to keep off, were not allowed into the church, but they were more than happy to capture the bride’s entrance.O
They hugged, and as her mother continued to cry, Desiree couldn't help her own tears.“Okay, let me call Hugo in now,” Desiree said after wiping her tears when they pulled back from the hug.Her mother smiled nervously as Desiree opened the door and ushered a now fully dressed Hugo into the room.“D
The clicking sound of the opening door jolted her mother and Hugo out of their passionate moment. They broke apart from each other, spinning to look at Desiree like two deer caught in the headlights.Staring at their appearance, her mother's hair tousled and her clothes creased, while Hugo was shirt
Moments after their lovemaking, once they'd caught their breath for a bit, Desiree burst out laughing, the sound vibrating through Gerald.Just like that, he also began laughing. He didn't know why she was laughing, but he couldn't help himself because her laughter was infectious.“Okay, so why are
“Desiree Hamilton, would you like to be my wife once again?" Desiree felt like her heart was going to explode. With tears burning her eyes, she answered, "No."Gerald’s eyes widened as panic flashed through them. “No? As in you don't want to marry me? But why? Did I do something wrong? I…”“I’m onl